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another email scam--see how they do it


Ernest Burden III
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I got one of those email scam things, suggesting there was some 'issue' with my PayPal account and wouldn't I please follow their link and give them access to my bank account.

 

When you look at the page code you find this:

 

Please follow the link below and renew your account information:

 

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=login-run

 

 

Notice that the actual URL is to 'redirect.hm' and, the REALLY sneaky part is that it is set so that if the person who gets this looks at the link the mouseover is set to appear to be for paypal.com

 

Bastards.

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Yeah I get the same thing for my Citi credit card. They send out very legitimate looking html emails and say you need to update your information or your card will be suspended. I almost did it the first time and then I realized it was probably a scam before it was too late.

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